The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-06-26, Page 15It all started when his aunt
asked most casually: "Has the
Dog had his breakfast?" I took
umbrage at once. "1 beg your
pardon. Did you say 'the Dog'? I
knOw of no clogs here, much less
of dogs' breakfasts. If your .
enquiry was intended to discover
whether Mister Charles Ross had
breakfasted yet, then the answer ..
is `Partly.' At the moment he is
busy on his favorite appetizer —
A Benmiller blanket of credit
and renown." Whereupon my
thoughts went over to the
Gledhill family who had so often
bought sheeps' clothing from
sheep ,belonging to a Lizars of
Meadowlands.
"Charles," I continued, "has
already cased the contents of my
tray," balanced so precariously
on my thights, as I break my
• fast, sitting up in bed.
For the nonce everyone
within and ,without the bed was
agreeable to Charles Ross
running the complete gamut of
the„ breakfast dishes: juice;
• cereal, scrambled eggs, bacon,
toast__: ho me$nade--marmalade,
with a choice of beverage - tea,
coffee or milk, the latter warm
sor cold. Anything in fact to
rescue the Benmiller blanket
from permanent disfigurement.
The home-made marmalade had
• never failed as a lure, sad though
it may seem to, the heirs and
assigns of the respected families
of Keiller, Hartley, Cooper,
Crosse and finally Blackwell. For
none of their much advertised
forays into the subtle art of
• marmalade -making had ever
excited Charles' taste buds as did
. the good old home-made brew.
So at last its seductive flavor, the
titillating bittersweet, proves
too much for Sir Charles to
resist, after which he motions
nasally the desire for warm milk
• to assuage the bite of the
Sevillia. Not bad as a dog's
breakfast!
It was during the.'course o▪ f
this daily routine that memory
floated back to the day we drove
to Pickering, reputedly to
`choose' a four -legged
companion, for our decrepitude.
It transpired that, in fact, there
was. no choice, since if you
wished a black and tan, as
opposed to a red, there was only
one black and -tan.
0 So we picked up these 15
precious pounds of long fur and
-
sat him between us on the seat
as we drove back in triumph to
Good old Goderich. It seems
astounding now, that this once
shrinking violet, this shy
▪ isolationist , of nine years back,
could have assumed such a
commanding position in the
family of his adoption.
•
Consider the handicaps.
Bereft of any common language;
blrou tit . up in a cultural
atmosphere quite foreign to and
reputedly far behind that of the
faR�ily of his choice; trained
froth birth to point with his
nose, rather than with a paw;
self-contained as to ablutions,
and nourished on a rough diet,
whatever his confreres in the TV
ads would have you believe; a
diet which never varies, day in,
day out. His environnrent had
been a kennel or cafe in a cold
cellar, with only a youthful
companion as hot -bottle on cold
nights. Brcfught up under such
conditions over the. most
impressionable months of his
life, who could possibly
recognize the sophisticated
mar} of -the -world mien he
presents today?
For now, as might be
expected, ladies figure largely in
his circle of friends and
admirerls, though he has a
number of uncles to whose
trousers he is equally :staunch.
Possessed of - a wonderful
memory for figure and scent, his
welcoming ritual might appear a
bit overdone; as measured on an
applause -meter. But so well does
he understand, the potency of
flattery that this exuberance
only -serves to endear him to the
guest:
And yet withal, there arise
some peculiar inconsistencies.
For example, in the full light of
day his warning signal that
assistance is instantly required of
his family, always comes across
loud and clear. It may be some
want: 'food, a drink, the loss of •
one toy; even a desire to check
the outdoor .climate. Yet by..
One dog's man
night, with only the glow ot the
"Princess" available, his desire to
jump up on the communal bed is
indicated in carefully 'hushed
tones, presumably to wake as
few ,people as possible. This
gentle rumble is repeated • at
frequent intervals until ' a
flash -light ' is shone on the
ceiling, when he is able to judge
•the step to the bed with
accuracy and safety ,
A complete,. reversal of this
attitude occurs when his dog's
gentleman goes out at night,
leaving him on sentry duty.
Before leaving he is given a
solemn assurance of intention to
return, He is bidden to take a
close look; even a closer smell.
This is acknowledged by rolling
on his back and baring his throat
in token of his, , mostabject
servitude and as a sign that the
reassuring' words: "I shall
return!" are fully
comprehended. However, when
,return occurs around. midnight
shall we say, the merest hint of
the key in the lock triggers a
howling to high heaven that an
enemy is at the door, so that the
whole household is aroused to a
condition bordering on • palsy.
During the absenceDhe has only
snoozed; he has refused to eat
-his roti khana; he has been up a
score of times thinking he heard
the prelude to re-entry. But he is
not .easily assuaged and you are
lucky not to lose a hand or a leg
before he reinstates you in the
fold.
Then, just as quickly, albeit a
particularly juicy sausage, or a
piece df `guinea fowl' has been
extracted from the refrigeator,
all sign of animosity disap ars.
You are restored to favor as e
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only one who ' can tickle and
stroke the appropriate spots and
give the spinal therapy with such
perfection.
His recreational tastes are
those associated with tennis
balls, mutton bones, socks and
,chips of kindling, even coals. Of
these the first is not confined, as
you might expect, to displays of
expertise in nasal billiards. There
is quite another, more seriouls
investigation in which' he
employs the tennis ball. History—
does not tell us and Certainly
none of. ,those books which he
has demolished in his zeal, how
many times Sir Isaac Newton
checked the fall of the apple,
but Charles. Ross makes it amply
clear that he, for one, is not
prepared to accept the hearsay
of Newton's findings and
observations without a personal
check. In, , consequence much
time is spent carrying the ball up
on to the bed, then bunting it
over the edge with his nose and
Closely observing the time of fall
to the ground.
, Would I, possessed of such
rudimentary methods Of
communication, have been able
to inspire affection- on and
devotion on such a scale as to
ensure a carefree life, with food,
shelter and companionship, on a
scale in any , way commensurate
with that which has been
achieved. bay 15 pounds of fur?
'The answer is in the negative. '
The longer you consider
them, the more obvious it is that
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